Local funerals mark week as city mourns several residents
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kasse 70 of 824 N 20th who died of an apparent heart attack. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday Becker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Douglas Jernigan officiating. Burial Highland Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Additional notices: Alvin W Wright 53 Overland Park Kan former Lawton resident died of a heart attack at a lake cabin in Stover Mo funeral in Overland Park. Agnes Conner 73 Reeds Spring Mo funeral 2 p.m. today First Baptist Church Reeds Spring burial Eisenhower Cemetery. Erma Mae Gilligan 86 died Saturday Episcopal Burial Office 10 a.m. Wednesday St Andrew Church burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Irvin Olin 51 2101 Oak died this morning nursing home services handled by Markiewicz Funeral Home Lemont Ill. Four more survivors listed.
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Mary Elizabeth Kasse
Becker Funeral Home
Douglas Jernigan
First Assembly of God Church
Highland Cemetery
Kasse
Washington, D.C
William J. Galbraith
Cornelius Kasse
Ward
Lawton
Alvin W. Wright
Overland Park
Kan
Stover
Mr. Wright
Wichita Falls
Tex
Cameron University
Army Air Corps
Bill Wright
Tulsa
Wanda Nolan
Cindy Brown
Duke
Paula Kreb
Sacramento
Calif
John Baldwin
David Baldwin
Hutchinson
Bonnie Sue Johnson
Orville L. Wright
Muskogee
Agnes Conner
Reeds Spring
First Baptist Church
Eisenhower Cemetery
Strumph Funeral Home
Sam Hoyle
Conner
Oklahoma City
H. Roy B. Conner
Episcopal
Erma Mae Gilligan
St. Andrew Episcopal Church
William C. Shirey
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Glascock-Greenlawn Funeral Home
Irvin Olin
Oak
Chicago
Olin
Markiewicz Funeral Home
Lemont, II
Elaine Giacchetti
Alta Olin
Cherry
City Eyes Surplus Foam Truck For Airport Fire Station
Lawton plans to acquire a surplus U S Air Force runway foam truck from Tinker AFB to outfit a new airport fire station. A mechanic will assess and attempt to start the truck and drive it to Lawton before a Friday deadline, or the unit may go to another community.
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Oklahoma City
U.S. Air Force
Lawton
Fire Tire Department
Tinker Air Force Base
Tannery
Federal Aeronautics Administration
Lawton Municipal
Civil Defense
Here
17Th and
Lee Boulevard
16Th and
Bishop Road
Anti-Busing Boycott Sparks 22 Arrests in Boston
About 100 protesters gathered at South Boston High School for a one day antibusing boycott. Twenty-two were arrested for disorderly conduct as two attempted fire bombings occurred and three flares were found but did not ignite. Police reported racial taunts directed at black pupils riding buses.
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Boston
South Boston High School
Bill Charbonnier
City School Information Center
South Boston
Charlestown High School
Girls volunteer ten Eisenhower High students lead cancer society drive
The Girls Volunteer Te n Eisenhower High School students of Tri-Hi-V start a project for the Comanche County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. They deliver educational and professional material monthly to 42 Lawton doctors offices and assist in sorting. Janna Miller chairs the team.
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Eisenhower High School
Tri-Hi-V
Comanche County
American Cancer Society
Diana Eckert
Lawton
Eckert
Janna Miller
Police Log: Listed Complainants Report Theft and Damage
The Lowton Police Department released a list of complainants with reported crimes and damages. Names include Wayne Pierce, James Sproove, Lee Williams, JoAnne Freeman, Karl Boyer, Trinity Baptist Church, Wyome Johnson, and others with incidents of thefts, burglaries, damage, and a gas-pump vandalism. An arrest of a suspect is noted.
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Lowton
Wayne Pierce
James Sproove
Fort Sill
6Th
Monroe
Lee Williams
Denver
JoAnne Freeman
Village Green Drive
Karl Boyer
S. Lee
Trinity Baptist Church
W. Gore
Wyome Johnson
Garfield
Mission Bivd
Ervin Stotten
N. Sheridan
Clifford Warren
SW Jefferson
Lucy Huffman
Suleiman I Succeeds as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Suleiman I the Magnificent becomes sultan of Turkey on September 20 1520 after the death of his father Selim. He inherits the throne and begins a decisive era in Ottoman history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suleiman I
Turkey
Selim
Four Nominees Named for Chamber of Commerce Board
Four area men are nominated for election to the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Fifteen three year terms begin January 1. Nominated: Dave Sandstrom, Security Bank and Trust, Lawton. Charles Crawford, First National Bank, Frederick. J A Maurer, Mack Oil, Duncan. Olen Treadway, Oklahoma National Bank, Chickasha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce
Dave Sandstrom
Security Bank and Trust Company
Lawton
Charles Crawford
First National Bank
Frederick
J.A. Maurer
Mack Oil Company
Duncan
Olen Treadway
Oklahoma National Bank
Chickasha
Coordinated Raids Target French Sewer Robbery Gang
Police across France arrested about 30 members of the sewer gang linked to the Nice bank heist and other raids. Investigators probing the $8 million to $10 million theft and the Ile St. Louis robbery, with money whereabouts still unclear.
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Marseille
France
Nice
Montpellier
Nimes
Corsica
Paris
Societe General
Ile St. Louis
Raymond Brisacier
Brisacier
Rezoning Hearing Set for North Addition to Preserve Historic Value
Lawton plan commission actions include a rezoning request from R-4 to R-2 for a North Addition block between Fourth and Sixth streets Ferris Avenue and Gore Boulevard. The panel previously approved a similar rezoning from Sixth to 11th Streets, Ferris to Gore, and endorsed the clinic’s C-1 to C-5 change to maintain operation.
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North Addition
Walter Parks
Fourth
Sixth
Ferris Avenue
Gore Boulevard
LMAPC
11Th Streets
Ferris and
Gore
Lawton City
Lawton
Pleasant Valley
Turnpike
Veteran El Reno Police Chief Quits
El Reno Oklahoma AP Police Chief T D Hale resigned Monday at the request of City Manager E Wesley Devero after eight officers quit earlier that day. Capt Roy Bourquin will serve as acting chief while Hale resigns after 15 years leading the department and 23 years in law enforcement. Devero cited a 90 percent turnover since last April and said Hale failed to provide leadership.
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EL Reno
Okla
T.D. Hale
E. Wesley Devero
Devero
Hale
Roy Bourquin
Devere
Postal Guard Criticizes USPS Spending
Rep Edward J Derwinski accuses the U S Postal Service of wasting taxpayers money by paying high salaries to many of its palace employees, urging reform and cost cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Derwinski
R-N
U.S. Postal Service
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Central Fire Station
D Ave
Dr. Lepien
Actagon Center
Chamber Board
Homeowners
Call Anthony Libre
Stephens Plaza
Sheridan
Cache Road
Equitable
National Council
National Leaders Corps
Hall of Fame
Oklahoma Agents and Managers
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United
Quail Creek
Andy Crosby Jr
Grace Crosby
City of
Carl Stephens
the Land Office
Riley W. Tippens
Leo C. Jung
Transportation Policy Committee
Postal ‘Guard
Aerican & National Bank
F.b.lc
Iee
Maytag
Cache Rd
Home Decor
Pecor’ Wy
13Th & Gore
Aros
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